Teacher's Guide to Thank You for Arguing
Written by rhetorician David Landes, who came up with the idea for ArgueLab and coauthored it, this guide should be useful to AP English Language teachers, law school writing instructors, college rhetoric or composition instructors--and just about anyone teaching Thank You for Arguing.
Note: while the guide was written for the third edition of Thank You for Arguing, and the chapters and page numbers will vary from the previous editions, most of the content is viable for whichever version you're using.
The orators in ancient Greece and Rome recognized the magic of rhythm. They noticed that the cadence of an expression could have a huge influence on an audience[. Cicero was especially fond of one of the more powerful rhythms, the paean. We think of the paean today as a song or poem that praises, gives thanks, or celebrates a triumph. But it first meant words that heal.